An alleged Norteño gang member told police he was attacked by rival gang members who stole his wife's expensive sandals while walking on Ocean Street.

Santa Cruz police were dispatched to the 300 block of Ocean around 12:40 a.m. Friday for reports of a bloodied man carrying a big stick.

Officers contacted the 24-year-old man, who told him he was walking while carrying his wife's sandals when he was attacked by three suspected Sureño members. They stole the shoes, which he estimated were worth about $150-$200. Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark did not know what kind of sandals they were. He said it also was unclear why the man was carrying the sandals. The man's wife was not with him at the time.

When police spoke with the man, he reluctantly told them he was armed with the stick because he planned to try to get the shoes back.

No arrests were made and the victim did not provide further description of his assailants.

BOULDER CREEK

Men steal 110 cartons of cigarettes during delivery

Three men stole 110 cartons of cigarettes during a delivery to a store in Boulder Creek on Tuesday.

The theft occurred about 4:15 p.m. during a delivery at The Mountain Store at 125 Pool Drive in Boulder Creek, said deputy April Skalland.

As the driver was unloading cigarette cartons in the store, three men took the remaining 110 cartons from the vehicle. They loaded them into a black 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe and drove toward Bear Creek Road.

A surveillance camera captured images of the men.

They all appeared black and 16 to 18 years old, deputies said. The first man was 5 feet 3 inches and weighed 190 pounds. The second man appeared 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150 pounds with black hair. The third man was 6 feet 1 inch and 160 pounds.

The California license plate on the Hyundai was 6DCD574, deputies said. The car was registered in Oakland.

SANTA CRUZ

Car burglary suspect with long rap sheet arrested

A 45-year-old man with a history of drug use and burglary was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of burglarizing a car.

Residents called police after they saw someone rifling around inside their car, which was parked on the 100 block of Holway Drive around 3:40 a.m., Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark said.

A couple of blocks away, officers found John Kennedy on a bicycle with burglary tools and a methamphetamine pipe. The car owners didn't seen the burglar's face but their description of his clothing and building fit Kennedy, Clark said.

Kennedy, who is on parole, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail.

Clark said Kennedy has a lengthy criminal history that includes five arrests for burglary and drugs in 2012 alone.

LIVE OAK

Suspected burglar caught on homeowner's security camera

A man is suspected of breaking into a Live Oak home through a doggy door and stealing two laptop computers in an incident caught on the home's security camera.

Derek Williams, 18, is accused of burglarizing the home on the 1100 block of Lisa Lane Thursday morning, Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy April Skalland said.

A deputy was dispatched to the home around 10:45 a.m. Thursday after the owner reported they had been burglarized and two MacBook computers had been taken.

A surveillance camera in the home captured footage of the perpetrator. That footage was then shown to neighbors, one of whom identified the suspect as Williams.

Williams was arrested soon after at a Kinsley Street home. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on suspicion of burglary.

SANTA CRUZ

Settlement reached with contractor

District attorneys in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have reached a $180,000 settlement with a San Jose-based asbestos abatement contractor.

The settlement reached with Z-Con Specialty Services Inc. and its owner, David Zanotti, is for violations of environmental laws regulating the abatement and emission of asbestos.

The settlement comprises civil penalties, costs and supplemental environmental projects required to resolve the problems caused by the company.

The settlement also requires the company to maintain strict compliance with asbestos-related laws and regulations. Z-Con Specialty Services was hired by local contractors to remove asbestos-containing materials at various sites in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in 2011 and 2012, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee said.

Z-Con failed to use proper methods in removing asbestos-containing materials from some areas, failed to remove all asbestos from a facility, and failed to have a competent supervisor onsite. The company also failed to conduct a proper asbestos survey, among other violations.

SCOTTS VALLEY

Police: Man tries to sell stolen goods back to rightful owner

A 46-year-old Aptos man was arrested Friday on suspicion of having stolen surveying equipment.

On Nov. 25, a land surveyor realized he left $9,000 worth of equipment at a job site on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road two days earlier, said Scotts Valley acting Sgt. Jesse Pidcock.

The surveyor reported the equipment stolen and offered a reward in the Scotts Valley Press-Banner for the items. He received a response and arranged to meet a man at a Scotts Valley shopping center on Friday.

The surveyor also contacted police, who attended the exchange.

Police arrested Morrison Dean Stanton on suspicion of possession of stolen property, Pidcock said. Stanton was held in Santa Cruz County Jail Friday in lieu of $5,000 bail, according to jail records.

CAPITOLA

Woman charged with ID theft, passing bad checks

A Capitola resident is in custody at Monterey County Jail on suspicion of identity theft and passing bad checks, among other charges.

Kristin Diane Nyunt, 38, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by Santa Cruz County authorities and transported to Monterey County, records show.

Nyunt was at Monterey County Jail as of early Friday afternoon in lieu of $250,000 bail, Monterey County Sheriff's Cmdr. Lisa Nash said.

She is suspected of a number of felonies, including using other people's identification to obtain credit, passing fraudulent checks and grand theft. She also is suspected of knowingly possessing stolen property, unauthorized wiretapping and using someone's access card without permission.

Those charges were filed by the Monterey County District Attorney's Office, records show. The prosecutor on the case did not return calls Friday.

SANTA CRUZ

Police: Man attacks girlfriend, friend with hammer

Santa Cruz police responding to a reported domestic disturbance on the 1100 block of Broadway on Thursday arrived to find a woman covered in blood and waving a hammer.

The woman, a 44-year-old Scotts Valley resident, told police she was visiting her friend at the home and had tried to intervene in a domestic dispute. The friend's live-in boyfriend, William Johnsen, allegedly attacked his girlfriend, hitting her and threatening her with a hammer. When the friend tried to break up the fight, Johnsen apparently threw the hammer at her head, Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark said

Police arrested 42-year-old Johnsen on suspicion of domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon. He also was arrested on suspicion of drug possession after police found a small amount of methamphetamine on him, Clark said. Johnsen was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail.